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Luis E. Velazquez

Director of Tax

Biography

Luis E. Velazquez is the Co-Director of Tax. Luis co-leads the Parkwood Tax department and oversees a team of tax professionals that are responsible for Parkwood’s tax compliance function and the implementation of strategic tax planning for Parkwood and its clients. Luis joined Parkwood as a Tax Analyst in 2013.

Prior to joining Parkwood, Luis served 5.5 years at Deloitte. Luis was responsible for reviewing several complex tax returns across various client types that were assigned to his client workload. This variety of tax returns helped him bring in that experience to help identify any areas of improvement to our tax compliance process.

Luis earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Magna Cum Laude) in 2006. In addition, Luis earned his Master of Accountancy from Bowling Green State University (Cum Laude) in 2007. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Luis and his wife, Megan, reside in Shaker Heights, Ohio with their two children.

Parkwood Board of Directors

Scott S. Cowen
Chairman; President Emeritus Tulane University
Adam B. Langsam
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas A. Mandel
Founder, President and General Manager, Rubber City Radio Group
Anthony M. Beyer
Founder and Principal of Poinciana Capital
Ellen J. Ellison
Chief Investment Officer, HICO Ventures Ltd
David Heller
Principal, The NRP Group
Kenneth G. Hochman
Managing Member, KGH Consulting
Stephen H. Hoffman
Chairman, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation; President Emeritus, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Stuart D. Neidus
Retired CEO, Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation
Peter E. Raskind
Former Chairman and CEO, National City Corporation
Jehuda Reinharz
President and CEO, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation; former President, Brandeis University
Michael A. Ritter
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young
Erika B. Rudin-Luria
President, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Jerry Sue Thornton
President Emeritus, Cuyahoga Community College
Stephen J. Weinberg
President and CEO, Weinberg Wealth Management